The Bayelsa State Athletics Affiliation has concluded plans to carry a one-day U-15/Secondary Faculties Athletics Meet on the Samson Siasia Sports activities Complicated, Ovom, Yenagoa on Monday, twenty third March, 2026 from 8am.
The meet, anticipated to characteristic athletes in monitor and area will focus extra on the sector occasions together with Lengthy Soar, Triple Soar, Excessive Soar, Shot Put, Javelin, and Discus the place the state is perceived to be lagging behind in nationwide competitions.
On the occasion, the younger athletes will even be launched to each the brief and quarter hurdles- 110mH for males, 100mH for girls after which the 400 metres hurdles.
A press release signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Affiliation, Dr. Kola Oredipe and Mr. Tariye Jackson-Bidei, signifies the partnership with the Bayelsa State Sports activities Council, State Ministry of Sports activities Improvement, Ministry of Training and Ministry of Youth Improvement.
In response to the assertion, invitation has been prolonged to faculties throughout the State for numerous occasions together with 100m, 400m and 800m for girls and boys.
The Affiliation will equally use the competitors to pick athletes for future Nationwide Youth Video games.
In a associated growth, the Bayelsa State Athletics Affiliation will host a 3-day teaching clinic on Excessive Soar and hurdles strategies for coaches in athletics.
The Nationwide Head Coach, Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Rtd. DSP Solomon Aliyu, a former Nigerian hurdler and Nationwide Excessive Soar Coach, Mr. Kola Adeboye, might be in Yenagoa to prep up the younger Bayelsa athletes within the two occasions.
